Manager, Land Development

The Opportunity:

WSP is currently seeking a motivated Manager, Land Development and Municipal Engineering for our Red Deer, Alberta office. Reporting to the Director of Land Development and Municipal Engineering Southern Alberta, the successful candidate should have a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in engineering, project leadership and client engagement. 

The position will be responsible for leading the local team in the Red Deer Office and to provide leadership in project management, design and construction support to a Team of 6+ staff. 

Why choose WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

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What you can expect to do here:

• Develop and implement business development strategies, including coordination with other internal business lines.  
• Manage and deliver projects in transportation, land development, and municipal infrastructure. This includes report and proposal writing, business development, client liaison, and project management.
• Monitor and manage overall workload and staffing levels within the department to maintain overall utilization at target levels. Work with the Leadership and other managers to support inter-office collaboration and resource/work sharing to balance workloads and meet project delivery objectives across the discipline.
• Accountable for the overall financial and operational performance of the department under your direction, including the achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's). 
• Responsible for overall resource management, including recruitment, team building, staff development, performance management and salary review process. Implement and track career development plans for staff within the department to support skills development, effective succession management, career pathing and staff retention. 
• Provide effective leadership and collaboration with other disciplines.
• Lead, develop and empower a diverse group of professionals and technical support staff. 
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll bring to WSP:

• Degree in Engineering or Certificate in Engineering Technology with 15+ years of consulting and/or municipal experience;
• 8+ years of managing and mentoring technical staff;
• Ability to work independently;
• Experience in business development;
• Ability to mentor staff;
• Previous success in customer service, client management and proposal/report writing;
• Strong knowledge of the City of Red Deer and surrounding regional municipal clients and market;
• Experience in project management;
• Transportation, Land Development and Municipal engineering design and construction experience is essential with specific experience related to water, sanitary, and stormwater projects involving both renewal and replacement projects.
• Strong communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and teamwork skills.